Yenier Bello has resolved his visa issues and will report to Braves minor league camp.

The Cuban catcher was signed to a minor league contract over the spring, but struggled to get all of his paperwork in order to come stateside. He oozes offensive potential, hitting .274 with 13 homers in Cuba's La Serie Nacional back in 2011, but his path to the big leagues is very clogged in Atlanta. Sat, Jul 12, 2014 03:03:00 PM

The deal was reported a few weeks ago and has now been finalized. A Cuban defector, Bello hit .274 with 13 home runs in Cuba's La Serie Nacional in 2011. It's not clear where the Braves will start him in the minors, but with Evan Gattis in the majors and Christian Bethancourt at Triple-A, it's not really a great situation for him to develop fantasy value. Fri, Mar 21, 2014 08:58:00 AM

A source tells MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez that the Braves are finalizing a minor league deal with Cuban catcher Yenier Bello.

The agreement will include a signing bonus and an invite to spring training, according to Sanchez. The 29-year-old hit .274 with 13 home runs in Cuba's La Serie Nacional in 2011. The catcher actually retired from baseball at one point after being suspended from baseball in Cuba, a result of being caught trying to escape in 2012. Barring an emergency, Bello will almost certainly begin the season in the minors. Sat, Mar 1, 2014 10:11:00 PM

Depth Charts

According to Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Christian Bethancourt was recently clocked at 97 mph while facing live hitters in Arizona.

Bethancourt has also been developing a changeup as he prepares to work as a pitcher in the Panama Winter League. The 25-year-old made two relief appearances for the Padres in 2016 and looked pretty good, allowing just one hit over 1 2/3 shutout innings. He hasn't hit well enough to establish himself as a reliable major league catcher, so the Friars will stretch this experiment and try to catch lightning in a bottle with Bethancourt's big arm.

Jabari Blash (finger) has been shut down for the rest of the 2016 season.

Blash has been sidelined by a sprained left middle finger since mid-August. He will rest his injured digit for the next 4-6 weeks. The Padres hope he will be able to play at some point during winter ball. In 71 at-bats with the major league team this season, the 27-year-old outfielder hit just .169/.298/.324 with three homers and five RBI.

The Padres announced Saturday that Jarred Cosart underwent successful surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow.

The bone spur in his elbow caused Cosart to miss his final two starts of the regular season. He'll be sidelined for the next six weeks before he's able to resume throwing. The club believes that he'll be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of spring training.

Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union Tribune reports that Colin Rea underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Thursday.

The Padres had been hopeful that he would be able to avoid going under the knife through rest and rehab, but Rea felt renewed discomfort after a throwing session earlier this week. He'll miss the entire 2017 season and hopes to be ready for the start of the 2018 campaign.

Capps, who was acquired from the Marlins in the Andrew Cashner trade, missed the entire 2016 season following Tommy John surgery in March. He's reportedly ahead of schedule in his rehab and could be ready for the start of next season.